Post subject: Re: Oath of the Gatewatch -- The Colorless Basic Land is Here!

Posted: 2016-Jan-06 12:29 pm

Joined: 2009-Aug-20 7:49 pmAge: Elder DragonLocation: New Hampshire

Viperion wrote:

Epsilon wrote:

Eldrazi Charm seems really powerful...

Link? My google-fu has deserted me

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Post subject: Re: Oath of the Gatewatch -- The Colorless Basic Land is Here!

Posted: 2016-Jan-07 3:14 am

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Post subject: Re: Oath of the Gatewatch -- The Colorless Basic Land is Here!

Posted: 2016-Jan-07 4:47 am

Joined: 2008-Nov-30 12:36 pmAge: Elder Dragon

I accidentally posted Zendikar Resurgent in the Grixmas thread. My comments were basically that this is probably going to replace Mirari's Wake as my #1 most-common target for Academy Rector in those decks that can run them, but I don't see it flat out replacing Wake. That extra two mana is a pretty big deal for some decks.

Obviously, my Karametra deck is absolutely going to want this, and because it's a pretty great Cascade target, Maelstrom Wanderer will also want one. Beyond that, I just have to look at which decks have access to Academy Rector and Green cards. If I'm already Rector-ing for Wake odds are pretty good that I'd rather be Rectoring for this instead.

But if hardcasting this is my ONLY means of getting it into play, I'm probably going to be hard-pressed to justify this. Tapping 7 for an echantment and then, most likely, having to wait a full turn cycle hoping it survives before I get any benefit is pretty iffy.